Commuting Week One - Thoughts
So I have now completed my first week of commuting to work on Gretchen, my 2006 BMW R1200GS. Now, I'll be the first to admit, that a big beemer is not the obvious choice for the daily commute. However, I can only really afford the one bike at this juncture, so I had to choose the bike that would be able to do everything I needed it do do. Which is commute, occasional shopping, day trips and touring. Proper, long-distance touring. I want a bike that can eat 500 miles in a day if I need it to, and carry enough luggage to provision me for a fortnight of touring. However, what about commuting? Well let's start with the fact that I had never ridden a GS until the morning after I passed my test! So my first commute, was also my first experience of riding a GS! And boy, did I find that hard work! After the buttery smoothness of the Honda NC750S that I passed my test on, the gearbox is frankly agricultural. The clutch lever has a very nar...
